hectare

[ hek-tair ]

/ ˈhɛk tɛər /

a unit of surface, or land, measure equal to 100 ares, or 10,000 square meters: equivalent to 2.471 acres. Abbreviation: ha

Origin of hectare

From French, dating back to 1800–10; see origin at hect-, are²

The expense of cultivating a hectare of beets, according to Dombasle, is 354 francs.

The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom |P. L. Simmonds
In the north, next to the frontier, land may be purchased at the rate of $3 to $10 an hectare.

The Oriental Republic of Uruguay at the World's Columbian Exhibition, Chicago, 1893 |Carlos Maria de Pena
The plant is of good size and averages 1.580 kilos to the hectare.

Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce |E. R. Billings.
The former distance will allow for 123 and the latter 111 trees to the hectare.

The Cocoanut |William S. Lyon

Linant Bey computed that twenty-nine cubic mètres per day sufficed to irrigate a hectare in the Delta.

Man and Nature |George P. Marsh

hectare

/ (ˈhɛktɑː) /

one hundred ares. 1 hectare is equivalent to 10 000 square metres or 2.471 acres Symbol: ha

C19: from French; see hecto-, are ²